CVE-2021-28247 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An authenticated remote user can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via reflected XSS in CA eHealth Performance Manager, potentially compromising other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-28247?

CVE-2021-28247 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

CA eHealth Performance Manager through 6.3.2.12 is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The impact is: An authenticated remote user is able to inject arbitrary web script or HTML due to incorrect sanitization of user-supplied data and perform a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attack against the platform users. The affected endpoints are: cgi/nhWeb with the parameter report, aviewbin/filtermibobjects.pl with the parameter namefilter, and aviewbin/query.pl with the parameters System, SystemText, Group, and GroupText. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28247?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ca Ehealth Performance Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-28247 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-28247 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xjx4-wjjq-fmwp.

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